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Therefore, Palmer and Bauer never knew about each other. Congressional panel headed by Palmer to kill Victor Drazen, Slobodan Milošević's 'shadow.' In order to keep Operation Nightfall totally secret, the panel never met nor knew the team of operatives, nor did the team know the panel. Two years ago, to the day, Bauer was sent as part of a classified team to Kosovo on the orders of a secret U.S. The second cell is led by those ultimately responsible for the day's events: Andre and Alexis Drazen. Jack eventually defeats this cell and Gaines in the process of saving his wife and daughter, but this only leads to information about a second group of terrorists who had employed the first cell. They kidnap Jack Bauer's wife and daughter in order to force him to aid in the assassination and take the fall for Palmer's death. The season's first half centers on the efforts of a terrorist cell led by Ira Gaines to assassinate presidential candidate David Palmer. Jack endures personal anguish when he is forced to choose between protecting David Palmer and protecting his wife and daughter.After Sherry Palmer lies to her husband and tries to undermine his campaign, David Palmer realizes that she is only using their marriage to further her political ambitions.Teri develops personal problems as a result of the day's stress and revelations.Kim begins to have feelings for Rick Allen, even though he was originally hired to kidnap her.Political scandals threaten to erupt when the press learns that Palmer's daughter had been raped seven years ago and that Palmer's son was accused of killing the rapist.Nina is in a relationship with Tony but she was previously involved with Jack. There are tensions between Jack and two of his co-workers: Nina Myers and Tony Almeida.Members of the Bauer family are rebuilding their relationships now that Jack has moved home after being separated from Teri for six months.Jack finds himself in situations where he confronts his complex personal definition of compromise.A mole at CTU is sabotaging efforts to stop the assassination.The day's situations-both ongoing events and the relationships between these five characters and their associates-form the basis for the season's subplots. The show rotates between the points of view of each of the five main cast members: Jack Bauer, Teri Bauer, Nina Myers, Kim Bauer, and David Palmer, as well as one main villain-Mandy for the first three hours, followed by Ira Gaines, Andre Drazen, and finally Victor Drazen.

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As CTU tracks their activities, Jack learns why he and the Senator are being targeted, and motions to counter against the assassins.įox initially ordered only 13 episodes-the successful rescue at the end of the season's first half was planned as a series finale in the event that the show was not renewed. In the second half, a second wave of assassins is discovered. This culminates in Jack's successful rescue of his family. The season is divided into two halves the first revolves around a mercenary group's efforts to control Jack Bauer by kidnapping his wife and daughter and forcing him to kill Senator Palmer. Bauer becomes professionally as well as personally involved when his wife Teri and daughter Kim are kidnapped by the people behind the assassination plot. The central character is Jack Bauer, a former Delta Force operator who is the Director of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in Los Angeles. Senator from Maryland who is a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, on the day of the primary in California. The season's main plot revolves around an assassination attempt on David Palmer, a U.S. The first season takes place on the day of the California Presidential Primary.